Pearl of Pearl Island
Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham is available here as the complete text, split into 830 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15259.
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Pearl of Pearl Island
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This edition of Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15259, divided into 10 chapters and 830 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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This page carries the whole of Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #15259, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4149 sentences across 10 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Pearl of Pearl Island is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Pearl of Pearl Island as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 830 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of Pearl of Pearl Island can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
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Is this the complete text of Pearl of Pearl Island?
Yes. All 4149 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15259 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Pearl of Pearl Island is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15259, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Pearl of Pearl Island take to read?
About 345 minutes of reading across 830 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Pearl of Pearl Island
Words and structures a reader meets early in Pearl of Pearl Island, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pearl
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pearl of Pearl Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Iridescent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pearl of Pearl Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shimmering
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pearl of Pearl Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Glimmering
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pearl of Pearl Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.